Doaa Elwy Abdeldaim

Background: Many healthcare practices utilize "burnout" to indicate job-related stress. Several studies have linked physician burnout to higher medical error rates, lower patient satisfaction, and lower professional productivity. Objectives: To assess work-family conflict and burnout among female medical doctors and to explore their predictors. Methods: The study was conducted over a period of two months (January and February 2024). The target population was female medical doctors in the Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University. The selected females were requested to fill out a survey consisting of several sections: Demographics and working characteristics, measurement of work-family conflict, and Maslach burnout survey. Results: A total of 516 participants were included. The majority were aged between 25 and 35 years (68.6%), working in clinical departments (69.2%), reported intermediate quality of life (54.8%), and reported average work satisfaction (51%). The mean score of total work-family conflict scale was 41.4±10.9. Approximately 60.7% had high degrees of emotional exhaustion, 48.6% reported a moderate level of depersonalization, and 45.5% noticed a reduction in personal achievement. Female doctors aged 25 to 35 reported significantly greater levels of conflict. Unmarried females and those without children, having rural residence, and work in clinical department experienced higher levels of conflict. The level of work-family conflict increases as the levels of burnout subscales increase. Conclusion: We are reporting high levels of burnout and work-family conflict among female medical doctors in Tanta University. The findings call for the need for a mental health program and work-related adjustments.

Background: E-learning is an expanding educational methodology that provides students with the flexibility to learn at their own pace, selecting the most suitable time and location for their studies. This is especially significant in higher education, as students often must travel considerable distances to attend university. The objective was to study medical undergraduates' opinions toward distance education at our university to assess their class experience, student and lecturer engagement, online learning benefits and drawbacks, and student choice. Methods: Cross-sectional research involving 1180 students (580 in group I and 600 in group II) from faculty of medicine, Tanta University. The research was done over a two-month period (April and May 2023). A self-administered structured questionnaire comprised sex, residence, academic year, and a question concerning students' experience with online education. Results: Nearly half of students in both groups participated effectively in 50-80% of online classes from home. Most students reported that the quality of interaction between students and lecturers was poor. Around fifty percent of the students in both groups identified cost and energy savings associated with traveling to and from the institution as benefits, whereas insufficient interaction with the lecturer was perceived as a drawback. Students in both groups choose traditional classroom learning over online learning. Conclusions: Our students noted that face-to-face learning is superior than online learning in developing knowledge, social competence, and clinical abilities. To ensure the effective execution of online learning, it is essential to formulate a carefully structured strategy and utilize innovative approaches to address anticipated barriers.

Background: Stress, anxiety, and depression resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic as well as subsequent restrictive measures had a negative impact on eating behaviors. This study aimed to determine the emotional eating behaviors and the perceived stress level and to assess the relation between them among adults in the faculty of medicine during the late period of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study among 580 persons from the faculty of medicine, at Tanta University, Egypt conducted over a period of one month during the last period of partial lockdown (October 2020). A self-administered structured questionnaire consisted of five parts used in the study (sociodemographic factors, COVID-19-related parameters, nutrition-related information during the pandemic, emotional eating scale, and perceived stress scale).Results: More than two-fifths of students, employees, and staff (45.2%, 45.5%, and 44.2%, respectively) stated that their weight increased as a result of the lockdown. 50.8% of students, 42.5% of employees, and 54.6% of staff were in the moderate emotional eating groups. Similarly, the majority of students, employees, and staff reported moderate levels of stress(84%, 80.8%, and 76.1% respectively). The total emotional eating score was positively correlated with the total perceived stress scores (r = 0.13, p = 0.001*).Conclusion: COVID-19 pandemic, particularly during the period of lockdown, had a negative impact on individuals’ psychological stress levels and levels of emotional eating behaviors.

Background: Widely, it is believed that medical students develop symptoms of illness and fears relating to the diseases that they are studying. This phenomenon known as hypochondriasis or medical students’ syndrome (MSS). The COVID-19 pandemic was considered an additional factor which increased the frequency of depression and anxiety related to diseases. Aim: to find out the prevalence and determinants of hypochondriasis among students in the faculty of medicine, Tanta University, Egypt. Methodology: This study included 500 students at Tanta faculty of medicine. The used questionnaire consisted of; Sociodemographic data, a structured questionnaire to assess some determinants of hypochondriasis and 14 - items version of Whiteley Index (WI). Results:78.8% of included students diagnosed as having hypochondriasis with females, 4thyearstudentsand those from rural areas affected more than others. Also, significant associations were found between having hypochondriasis and existence of its determinants. Conclusion: Medical students are vulnerable to be affected by hypochondriasis, so they are in need for continuous psychological counseling and support.

In face of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries including Egypt implemented stay indoor rules. These regulations slowed the propagation of the coronavirus, meanwhile they contributed to increase mental health issues, particularly the risk of experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). That might lead to adverse health and social outcomes on the abused women and the children. This study aimed to examine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of intimate partner violence against married women in Egypt. A cross-sectional study enrolled 2068 married women through an electronic survey link. An anonymous self-administered questionnaire was used. It included demographic data and assessed the frequency of exposure to various forms of spousal violence before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The mean age of respondents was 33.8 ± 6.3 years. The commonest types of violent behaviors that have been increased significantly after the COVID-19 pandemic were: twisting arms/pulling the hair (pre 32.8%, post 75%), leaving the house without informing or giving the wife money (pre 12.2%, post 30.3%), restricting interaction with her family members (pre 26.1, post 40.4%), treating her as a servant (pre 28.7%, post 36.7%) and insulting her in front of others (pre 22.9%, post 30.8%).The associated determinants for higher violence rate were; low women education, young age at marriage, low educational and job rank of husband, husband’s tobacco use and reduced family income (p < 0.05). The overall prevalence of economic and some types of physical and emotionally abusive behaviors have been increased after the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic. Special intervention should be designed to address this issue in collaboration with public health organizations.

The COVID-19 pandemic became a challenge to human well-being. The rapid spread of the coronavirus diseases with quarantine measures make people use social media platforms more than before. The bad use of social media platforms affects the mental health of users leading to spread of panic among persons. This study aimed to determine the impact of social media on spreading panic about COVID-19 among adults in Egypt. This was a cross-sectional study that enrolled 2032 participants through online snowball sampling approach conducted during May 2021 to collect data from adults in Egypt. A self-administered questionnaire was used. It consists of three sections as follows: demographic characteristics, the social media platforms employed during the pandemic, the impact of social media on study participants. Nearly half of both sexes believed that spreading news about COVID-19 on social media platforms has a major role in spreading fear among people. More than half of the study participants reported that the level of Egyptian pages on social media covering COVID-19 was not good. A total of 46% females and 30.1% of males; those with primary, preparatory, higher, and postgraduate education; and 46.7% of medical and 32.1% of nonmedical were psychologically affected. The impact of social media on spreading panic among Egyptians varies according to gender, level of education, and occupation. Therefore, social media played an important role in spreading panic during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Coronavirus(COVID-19) is a disease that was originally detected in China. It is becoming a global health problem with a progressive increase in cases and deaths around world. Schools present a potential hazard for spread of infection especially droplet infections. Objective: Current study aimed to raise school staff and students awareness towards COVID-19 preventive measures by assessing knowledge before and after health education program implementation. Methods: An interventional study was conducted among preparatory, secondary school students and teachers in Tanta City during February and March 2020, included 1770 participants from four different schools. The data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire drawn by the researchers. Results: 81.2% of teachers significantly had a good total knowledge than the secondary and preparatory students (71.4% and 61.1% respectively) after health education intervention. Attitude of secondary school students positively affected than preparatory school students after health education intervention. Age(0.00*) and gender (0.004*) differences were significantly associated with level of knowledge using multiple linear regression. Conclusion: health education intervention was effective among participants; thus, it should be adopted by health personnel to transfer health-related information to the public. Recommendations: The findings of this study proved that educational health programs play a fundamental role in promoting the knowledge of students and staff members and directing positively their attitudes and practices towards prevention of infection. Keywords: Attitude, COVID-19, Health, Knowledge, School.